Texas police officer rants on Facebook, gets in trouble

By Edwin Delgado, San Antonio Express-News

Published 3:13 pm, Tuesday, August 5, 2014

SAN ANTONIO -- A police officer in Marlin, Texas, has been placed on paid administrative leave after a social media post that slammed food stamp recipients and talked about a "killing spree" on his personal Facebook page.

Sgt. Rob Douglas went on a rant about food stamp recipients on the social media site after a visit to a local grocery store Aug. 1.

"The first of the month! The day I absolutely LOVE going to the grocery store after putting in 120+ hours last month," Douglas wrote. "I love being able to see how the useless lazy turd bags spend the hard earned money my working friends and I provided for them so they can sit on their lazy asses all month and drink the beer I am paying for," stated the post.

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Douglas ended his post with: "I promise, if I ever snap and go on a killing spree, it will be in a supermarket on the first (of the month)."

According to KWTX, Douglas admitted to posting the comments, Marlin Police Chief Daryl Allen said Monday. The chief added that the rant, even though it appeared on the officer's personal page, has created a level of mistrust within the community.

Doris Springer, a Marlin resident, told KWTX that she was shocked and appalled to see the rant appear on the social media page of someone who is responsible for protecting the community.

"Being a law enforcement officer, I mean, even if you thought it, some things you just don't say," Springer said.

The department is conducting an internal investigation to determine if Douglas' post on shooting food stamp recipients violates department policy to determine how it would discipline Douglas, which could range from counseling to termination.

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Douglas has been working for the Marlin Police Department for the past five years.